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The LANSA-BRAC knowledge sharing seminar on ‘Nexus between Agriculture and Nutrition: Bangladesh Case’ was held on 6 September 2016 at the BRAC headquarters in Dhaka. Three presentations on LANSA research studies were presented along with a Ministry of Agriculture initiated and IFPRI assisted project on Agriculture and Nutrition. Secretary of Agriculture Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah was the Chief Guest of the programme while the session was chaired by Andrew Jenkins, Head of Impact...

India houses a large population of undernourished people suffering from calorie, protein, and micronutrient deficiency. In 2014, 37 per cent of children under 5 were reported to be stunted and 34 per cent were underweight (National Family and Health Survey-4 for 17 major states). More than 60 per cent of children under the age of 5 and 50 per cent of women in the age-group of 15-49 years suffer from anaemia. Protein-energy malnutrition as well as micronutrient deficiencies can be...

India has a high prevalence of under-nutrition despite consistent economic growth in recent years; agriculture remains a major livelihood activity and direct source of food for a large section of the population. Dependence on the market for sourcing some or all food has increased in developing countries across the globe; an analysis of agri-food value chains with a nutritional lens assumes importance in this scenario. Following a country review of about 40 initiatives on pro-nutrition agri-food...

The Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) in India presents a unique example of a state-led food distribution initiative to address under-nutrition. Targeted at pregnant and lactating women, children (0-6 years) and adolescent girls, the SNP uses an agri-food value chain-based approach to improve nutrition status of these vulnerable groups.Food distribution through a Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) is a major component of the...